Just after the defeat of Germany, the huge high seas fleet was interned in Scarpa Bay, became the British trophy, in the Paris Peace Conference stage, the negotiations were at a stalemate, as a result of the German Navy mistakenly thought that the war would be ignited again, so they decisively scuttled warships, a total of more than 50 warships of various types sank to the bottom of Scarpa Bay, including ten battleships, five battlecruisers, the action was so tragic that it shocked Shijie.

Zhang Tinglan set his sights on these warships, if he could get one or two back, even if he couldn't repair them, but combined with German drawings, he could at least figure out the structure of large warships, so that Fengjun could figure out the key to the design of warships.

Shipbuilding jishu is also accumulated step by step, it is impossible to reach the sky in one step, and a behemoth of one or two thousand tons does not appear out of thin air. Of course, it is definitely a very luxurious thing to practice with a large warship of more than 20,000 tons, but from another point of view, it can save a lot of time, and the cost will be returned.

Zhang Tinglan has his own abacus, and Eston also has ideas, the German warship has been sinking into the sea for about a year, and even if it is fished up, the internal parts are seriously damaged, and it is impossible to put on the battle. If China wants it, maybe it can do a favor.

"There is no problem, the British side agreed in principle to provide one battleship, plus two other medium-sized warships, but all the transportation costs of the big fishing will have to be paid by China."

Zhang Tinglan also said with great satisfaction: "The cooperation of the navy will make our relationship closer. The current situation in the Far East is very bad, especially with a significant reduction in population, leaving less than a million White Russians. If you want to hold such a vast area, it is bound to be difficult to reach the sky, I wonder if the United States and Britain can send troops to help them? ”

As soon as Zhang Tinglan said this, Klein and Aiston hurriedly shook their heads. Just kidding, it's not like they haven't sent troops, but as a result, Zuihou got out of Russia, and now if they continue to send troops, won't they be looking for trouble!

They also understood that Zhang Tinglan was telling them that the only one who could protect the Far East was the Feng army, and although they promised not to annex this country, China had special power in this country, just like the great powers were in China. Even more excessive.

Klein thought for a moment and said: "The Chinese side has contributed a lot in the fight against the majority party, Shijie is obvious to all, and we also hope that the Feng army can always shoulder the responsibility of protecting the Far East." ”

"That's good, but there are three things that have to be met. The first is the right to garrison, and the second is the appropriate immigration power. Thirdly, Vladivostok and Temple Street will be temporarily handed over to us for management! ”

These three are also fatal things. If you agree, in fact, it is almost the same as direct control, with the garrison, the immigrants who are looking at it, the two most critical ports of contact with foreign countries have been taken away, the so-called boiled frog in warm water. Sooner or later, the Far East will still be in China's pocket.

The United States and Britain also have the heart to refuse, but it is really unreasonable to want to serve the army and contribute people and not give some benefits. So Aiston said: "It is perfectly fine that the Chinese side has some privileges in the Far East, but the British Empire also needs to have the right to invest, do business, and travel in the Far East." ”

Klein also said: "The same is true of the United States, we also have economic interests in the Far East, which must be protected!" ”

Zhang Tinglan can be regarded as having seen through the face of the West, as long as it involves interests, he will pounce like a vicious dog, and say a righteous and strict appearance, but in fact it is all nonsense, they have bullshit interests in the Far East, they just want to eat more!

"Mr. Ministers, I can guarantee economic benefits in the Far East, but I would like you to issue a joint statement."

"What statement?" The two men asked together.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Since the Feng army played an important role in the fight against Russia, we must take the initiative to give up all kinds of privileges within the scope of the three eastern provinces, including customs and taxes!" ”

As soon as Zhang Tinglan said this, the faces of these two people suddenly changed, after decades, the great powers have seized customs, mining, travel, missionary and other privileges in China, and it is precisely by relying on these that they can be powerful and blessed on the heads of the Chinese, where are they willing to give up!

"Your Excellency, this involves a series of treaties signed by various countries with China from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, which are numerous, and they are fundamentally related to the interests in China, and they must not be changed!" Eston said solemnly: "I hope that Fengjun can respect these rules, which are also the basis of our cooperation, if we turn our backs on these, all the cooperation we just talked about will lose its meaning." ”

As an old empire, the British still attach great importance to colonial interests, especially when Britain's strength has declined significantly, and the British are especially concerned about these, and it is impossible to let go. However, compared to Eston, Klein's attitude seems to be a little hesitant, in fact, before the negotiations, the United States instructed Klein to appropriately relax on various privileges when necessary, in exchange for the favor of Fengjun.

The United States had far inferior colonial interests to Britain, and they had huge production capacity, so if they could knock on the markets of the three eastern provinces and even the entire Far East, the United States would be able to gain more benefits and wisdom. However, at this time, the United States and Britain were standing in the same trench, and it was impossible for him to agree alone.

Zhang Tinglan's eyes were sharp, and he had already noticed Klein's wandering, as long as the powers were not monolithic, they had a chance to break it. Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Both, I don't want to abolish the treaty, besides, the interests of Britain and the United States in the Northeast are limited, I just want to create an atmosphere of negotiation, and then put pressure on Japan to force them to give up some interests in China, especially the issue of garrisoning troops on the South Manchurian Road." It is precisely because of the Japanese that we cannot deal with Russia with all our might, and dealing with the majority party is a matter for all countries, and Japan is no exception. ”

After all, the United States, Britain, and Japan are still engaged in a naval competition, and they are also trying to contain the Japanese by wooing Zhang Tinglan, and if they can drive Japan out of the northeast, it will also be a good thing for them.

Klein and Eston glanced at each other, and then said, "Okay, we will communicate with China and strive to finalize the cooperation plan as soon as possible." ”

After the ministers of the two countries finished talking with Zhang Tinglan, they left one after another! Zhang Tinglan also hurriedly sent a telegram to Wang Yongjiang and Gu Weijun, asking them to turn the several directions of negotiation into concrete exchange conditions and strive for as many benefits as possible.

"Marshal, the benefits conceded by the United States and Britain are still too few, but if we can win their support for the time being, we can deal with the Russians and create a good international environment, and we will gain a lot of gains." Jiang Baili said with a smile.

"There is only one way to get the robbers to give up what they have robbed, and that is to fight! With the backing of powerful force, they swept away all their illegal interests in China. Zhang Tinglan said: "Britain and the United States are the first countries to invade China, but now they have to eat one bite at a time, and they are just friends from afar and close to attack, first Russia and Japan, and then it is the turn of Britain, the United States, France and other countries." ”

Yang Yuting also said with a smile: "Foreigners are all raccoon dogs, and the accounts owed to us will be settled sooner or later." ”

"Dashuai, something is wrong!"

When Zhang Tinglan was talking, Chang Yinhuai ran to Zhang Tinglan in a panic, his head was full of beads of sweat the size of beans, and his face changed color, he had never seen Chang Yinhuai so anxious, Zhang Tinglan suddenly felt bad.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Dashuai, look at this."

Saying that, Chang Yinhuai sent the telegram to Zhang Tinglan's hand, Zhang Tinglan just glanced at it twice, and suddenly his eyes became blood-red, and the sky spun for a while, and he fell to the ground. Jiang Baili and Yang Yuting hurriedly came over and helped Zhang Tinglan.

"Humble words, what's wrong?"

Zhang Tinglan took a deep breath for a long time before he regained a trace of consciousness, his facial features looked a little displaced, obviously angry to the extreme, and gritted his teeth and said: "Someone poisoned my father!" ”

"Ahh When Yang Yuting heard this, he was also shocked: "How is the old handsome?" Chang Yinhuai, how did you do it, are the intelligence departments all-eaten, why can't you even protect the safety of the old handsome? ”

In the face of questioning, Chang Yinhuai was also speechless, he could only hang his head, although Zhang Zuoxiang had the name of the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces in the past two years, but the old man had already retreated to the second line, and almost all the power fell into the hands of Zhang Tinglan, no one thought that someone would attack Zhang Zuoxiang, it was too unexpected.

"I have to go back to Fengtian to see, my father must not have an accident!"

Although Zhang Tinglan is an impostor, but after getting along with Zhang Zuoxiang over the years, he and Zhang Zuoxiang have long been closer than father and son, in fact, Zhang Zuoxiang is not very old, less than fifty years old, for a politician, it is the time when he is in the prime of life. Many people who are older than Zhang Zuoxiang are all tossing for fame and fortune. However, Zhang Zuoxiang was able to give up all kinds of power and pave the way for Zhang Tinglan to take power wholeheartedly, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Don't look at it as a biological father and son, but in the face of power, how many fathers and sons have become enemies, how many brothers turn against each other, for his father, Zhang Tinglan has respect, as soon as he heard that he was in danger, his heart suddenly hung up, and he couldn't sit still anymore.

Yang Yuting and Jiang Baili also felt that something was wrong, who attacked the old marshal, what conspiracy was there, once the old marshal was really in danger, would the situation of the Feng army change, and in which direction should the war with the Russians develop?

These two big think tanks also became six gods for a while, Zhang Tinglan reluctantly said: "The battle against the Russians, for the time being, will be handed over to Sun Anhu to be responsible, adopt an active defensive posture, don't attack rashly, everything is waiting for me to deal with the affairs of Fengtian and make a decision." ”

Zhang Tinglan looked at Yang Yuting and Jiang Fangzhen again, and then said: "Mr. Baili, you stay in Borja and do your best to assist Sun Anhu, and I will take Lingge back to Fengtian together!" ”

After explaining clearly, Zhang Tinglan's heart was like a fire, and she hurriedly returned to Fengtian. (To be continued......)